One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
Alan MooreRead
Certainly, my many years working in the comics industry, creating products that I do not own, has made me rather fierce on the subject of giving up rights.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of ownership and rights in creative works.
Alan Moore expresses his fierce stance on the issue of intellectual property rights, particularly in the context of his experiences in the comics industry. After spending years creating comics and products for which he does not hold ownership, Moore has become passionate about ensuring that creators maintain control over their work and the rights that accompany it.
Themes
OwnershipRightsCreativityComicsIntellectual Property
In practice
Example use cases
In a panel at a comic convention discussing creator rights, this quote could be used to emphasize the importance of ownership in the comics industry.
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My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations, where, essentially, the central characters are just franchises that can be worked endlessly to no apparent point.
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The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.
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When I was working upon the ABC books, I wanted to show different ways that mainstream comics could viably have gone, that they didn't have to follow 'Watchmen' and the other 1980s books down this relentlessly dark route. It was never my intention to start a trend for darkness. I'm not a particularly dark individual.
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